An ocean bay
In the 1840s-50s rich gold deposits were found in the SF/SJ area surrounding the bay. Cities sprang up to take maximum advantage of the geographical richness to be found in San Francisco and San Jose's trademark hills.
San Francisco has a large, natural harbor where many large boats can dock
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The University of California at San Francisco has two main medical facilities, and several offices throughout the city. The main centers are the Parnassus Center on Parnassus Avenue and the Mount Zion Center on Divisidero Street.
In the 1840s-50s rich gold deposits were found in the SF/SJ area surrounding the bay. Cities sprang up to take maximum advantage of the geographical richness to be found in San Francisco and San Jose's trademark hills.
limestone caves
The Geographic center is the center of the country based on mileage from surrounding borders, basically it is the exact coordinates of the center of the city. The political center is where the population and government is based.
The Rio Grande river runs from north to south and border to border through the center of the State.
The geographic center of America can be found in the state of North Dakota. The city that is said to be the geographic center is Rugby which was founded in 1886.
San Francisco has a large, natural harbor where many large boats can dock
The geographic center of North America is in Rugby, ND. I don't know the geographic center of the lower forty eight at the moment.
Although the geographic center of the magic kingdom lies in the compass outside of Cinderella Castle, if you were to look at the makeup of the park, the midpoint inside the castle would be the geographic center. Seems the compass is the more accurate representation of the geographic center of the park.
Mecca
South Dakota. Kansas is the geographic center of the 48 states. :)
The geographic center of the USA, including the lower 48, Alaska, and Hawaii. A bit awkward, perhaps. The geographic center for the lower 48 is marked with a monument in Kansas, and the geographic center of North America is also marked by a monument in North Dakota.
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